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Snow/Ice Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS), Snow Today, and Worldview guide users in making the most of snow and ice data.
Snow/Ice Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Snow/Ice Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT | Terra | MODIS | 2021-02-07 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 GLOBAL SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT EASE-GRIDS V0 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 L2B GLOBAL SWATH GSFC PROFILING ALGORITHM 2010: SURFACE PRECIPITATION, WIND SPEED OVER OCEAN, WATER VAPOR OVER OCEAN AND CLOUD LIQUID WATER OVER OCEAN | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | GLOBAL | N: 89.2 S: -89.3 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS-5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V1 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | GLOBAL | N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4; HDF-EOS5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent R01 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2021-04-15 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 |
| Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 | DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP | SSMIS, SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CANADA, ALASKA | N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple |
| Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska | COMPUTERS, ALOS | Computer, PALSAR | 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17 | ALASKA | N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287 | multiple |
| Pre-ABoVE: Ground-penetrating Radar Measurements of ALT on the Alaska North Slope | FIELD INVESTIGATION | GPR, GPS, SOIL DEPTH PROBE | 2014-08-10 to 2014-08-15 | N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5 | CSV |
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